Vietnam’s aquatic sports association sends coaches to Laos (People’s Daily)

Source: Yahoo News Vietnam’s Aquatic Sports Association will send experts to train Lao swimmers for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, local newspaper Vietnam News reported on Wednesday. Swimming coach Nguyen Manh Tuan, who competed at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, said he would help Lao athletes to sharpen their skills. The SEA [...]

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Vietnam’s aquatic sports association sends coaches to Laos (People’s Daily)

Source: Yahoo News Vietnam’s Aquatic Sports Association will send experts to train Lao swimmers for the upcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Laos, local newspaper Vietnam News reported on Wednesday. Swimming coach Nguyen Manh Tuan, who competed at the Moscow Olympics in 1980, said he would help Lao athletes to sharpen their skills. The SEA [...]

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Laos confident national stadium will be ready for SEA Games

Source: Big News Network Laos, which will host the South-East Asia (SEA) Games in November, has received assurances that the Chinese-constructed National Stadium will be completed by March, a Lao foreign ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

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Laos: Issue of Illegal Labor in Thailand Is Increasingly Serious

Source: VOA News Lao officials acknowledge that Lao illegal labor in Thailand is becoming an issue of increasing concern.

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Alexandra Bounxouei: Happy New Year

Source: VOA News Former Lao PDR pop idol, Alexandra Bounxouei, returns to help us launch our New Year wishes to you with her bi-lingual “Happy New Year” hit. We also say goodbye to 2008 with a New Year medley by the Salsoul Orchestra.

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Laos confident national stadium ready for 2009 SEA Games

Source: Big News Network Bangkok – Laos, which will host the South-East Asia Games in November 2009, has received assurances that the Chinese-constructed National Stadium will be completed by March, a Lao foreign ministry spo…

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A new route to Laos (Manila Bulletin)

Source: Yahoo News After two decades of isolation from the outside world, Laos, a landlocked, sparsely populated country, is now admitting more and more tourists to get an unparalleled glimpse of traditional South-East Asian life.

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New Pulp and Paper Mill Inaugurated in Laos (PaperAge.com)

Source: Yahoo News Dec. 29, 2008 – Long Van, a privately owned company based in the Bac Ninh province of Vietnam, inaugurated a pulp and paper mill in Huaphanh province in Laos on December 24.

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LAOS SEA GAMES NOT FOR EXPOSURE BUT TO WIN GOLD MEDALS – TENGKU ADNAN (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Source: Yahoo News KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) — The Sepak Takraw Association of Malaysia (PSM) will not use the 2009 Laos SEA Games as a platform to expose national players.

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18 th meeting on Vietnam – Laos border work (Nhân Dân)

Source: Yahoo News The Vietnamese delegation at the meeting. Nhan Dan – Delegations from Vietnam and Laos held the 18th annual meeting on the border work at the capital city of Vientiane, Laos from December 27 – 28.

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